Chevrolet HHR pulling problems

Filed Mar 8, 2018 · Brakes · 125,000 miles · AL

The bracks are coming while driving down road..they come on all by themselves..its says ABS on...it grabs and pulls to the left like the left side brakes are catching..driving on dry pavement..

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Brakes · 65 miles · AK · crash

I have a 2006 chevy hhr the first year I bought it I had a small animal run in front of the car, the car skid a long way and I ended up having to change the tire because it made a flat spot on the driver side tire. I have have been in accidents twice in the last 4 years due to having to stop abruptly on the highway and the brakes skidding instead of stopping, both times my car pulled to the left across several lane leaving me facing oncoming traffic and being hit.

Filed Apr 27, 2015 · Body, Steering · 82,700 miles · NY · crash

My wife was driving we had pulled out of a parking lot on route 207 in the town of hamptonburgh,ny.no more then 20 feet from exiting the parking lot the car shut down and pulled to the right causing us to hit a telephone pole and totaling the car. It is my contention that power assist steering failed thus causing the accident. We where notified of the ignition recall had that taken care of in august of 2012. However chevy/gm contention is the ignition did not fail. The body shop mechanic and gm/chevy's own service advisor at the local dealership said that a catsophic malfunction took place causing the accident.

Filed Dec 28, 2014 · Steering · 25,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Driving with cruise control on, weather very nice and road dry around 7-7:30pm on familiar road. Car had been pulling to the right for about a week. Had son check tires before leaving newark oh and heading home. All of a sudden the vehicle went off road totaled car and I was in hospital for 2 1/2days. Had been knocked out, seat belt rubbed neck to almost bleeding, air bag burned hole in sleeve of coat. No broken bones but very shaken up. I want to know if this was caused by the steering problem that has been been on recall. Have pictures of the car and the road to show how the tire marks abruptly turn to the right.

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 90,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

While traveling on an interstate hwy, at approx, 65 to 70 MPH I felt the car pull hard to the right, after going into a spin , it became hard to apply brakes and to try to correct or control the spin , there were vehicles including a semi all around my car. As I slid off the traveled portion of the hwy. My car impacted the wall head on. I was slammed into the dash . A moment later I calmed down and thought to myself why didn't the airbags deploy? I hit the wall at least at 35 MPH, then I saw the car was not running, I saw the key had moved to off, I started the car and drove home.

Filed Jul 15, 2014 · Steering · 90,000 miles · NY

Driving on the city road when heard a chime on the car and the car pulled to the right I park the vehicle and notice the steering sing on display and the steering wheel got real hard I turn off the car and re started the car and went away has happen twice since the first time.

Filed Jun 26, 2014 · Driver assistance · 75,024 miles · AZ

This is one of repeated incidents where the electronic stability control (ESC) activates while traveling straight on dry pavement at speeds between 15 and 30 MPH. A chime sounds, a message appears on the display, the vehicle briefly loses steering and pulls to the right while brake is involuntarily activated. After turning the car off and restarting, the car continues normally. Fortunately, this has not yet caused an accident. On this occasion, the right front hub was replaced. The dealer has variously attributed the problem to mismatched tires (replaced with all new), bad hubs (both replaced), bad speed sensors (replaced), bad alignment (fixed) and a wrongly calibrated steering position sensor (re-calibrated). The vehicle has been towed, repaired repeatedly, and the problem is back again. This needs to be escalated to a recall.

Filed Jun 3, 2014 · Driver assistance, Engine · 68,524 miles · AR

On wednesday 3/19/2014 I was forced to purchase this hhr that I didn't want. I drove off orr lot n it was pulling to the left bad, n was jumpin all over the road. I told orr bout it next day, n was told im stuck wit the car. Kept getn pulled over by police, on monday 4/30/14 sheriff pulled me over cause car nearly went into ditch, he told me n my bf that this car is a road hazard n dangerous, for the manufacture to fix the problem or put me n another vehicle. Took it back to orr n they wouldn't even look at it!! I ha, so he got a truck. I've a 3 yr old lil girl n if we have accident, someone will pay! The right front tire is wore on side only, front pops, motor shakes, and u can smell foul fumes comin n car. I wanted a dodge truck, not the hhr cause I knew something was wrong wit the hhr, my uncle done the same thing n it never cld b fixed, so he got a truck. This needs to b fixed or put me n a truck, if have accident, there will b trouble. There's too much wrong wit this car, it needs to b totally recalled in my opinion, or lawsuits b piling up!! Thank u n please respond asap, my lil girl life cant b replaced, or n e one else's life either.

Filed May 15, 2014 · Driver assistance, Steering · 20,100 miles · VA

Steering wheel began to shake violently, car pulled to left. Repeated visits and calls to dealership resulted in denial of problem until warranty ran out. After hydroplaning on a small puddle of water, ESC and service traction lights came on. Dealership "reset lights" car has continued to shake. Have put 3 sets of tires on car and 2 sets of brakes, one set of rotors and turned rotors. Dealership says this is normal. Only found out about ignition recall after calling to complain about light still on and yet another set of bald tires. Called gm and they offered rental car until ignition parts come in but will replace ESC sensor at my cost. No investigation as to stabilization issue of car or why it is chewing up tires and pulling to the left. The car is still unsafe. A google search will show many others are experiencing this same issue. Awaiting yet another response from gm. This car needs serious investigating. An accident is at hand. They only want to sell me tires and parts. The shake is dangerous and the ESC and traction is disengaged at present. Gm has known about this problem. [xxx] at gm has been nice but not helpful. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Apr 14, 2014 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 75,692 miles · AZ

This is on of repeated incidents where the electronic stability control (ESC) activates while traveling straight on dry pavement at speeds between 15 and 30 MPH. A chime sounds, a message appears on the display, the vehicle briefly loses steering and pulls to the right while brake is involuntarily activated. After turning the car off and restarting, the car continues normally. Fortunately, this has not yet caused an accident. On this occasion, the right front hub was replaced. The dealer has variously attributed the problem to mismatched tires (replaced with all new), bad hubs (both replaced), bad speed sensors (replaced), bad alignment (fixed) and a wrongly calibrated steering position sensor (re-calibrated). The vehicle has been towed, repaired repeatedly, and the problem is back again. This needs to be escalated to a recall.